Transgender Support Group

This community is here to support and help the large population of transgender people. If you or anyone you know identify as transgender, this is the place to share your feelings and experiences and speak with others who are going through similar things in their lives.

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notnecessaryinfo 01/01/2018

Dysphoria is really hard for me, and, while I’d like to make an effort in my transition, the sadness gets the best of me. I want to be able to get up and do the things that can make me a bit happier with life, but half of the time I can’t even move from my bed. I’m tired of this and, although I know that dysphoria won’t just go away, I need to find ways to cope. Does anyone have any advice? Any habits I should take up to expel negative feelings? I feel so stuck because every day is the same feeling. Any advice as to how I can lift my spirits up would be great.

worriedandconfused80 01/02/2018

Hi I don't have any helpful advice for you as such but I've just joined this site as my partner is ftm and wanted some advice of my own. I suppose I'd just like to say that things will get better, my partner went through this also and with support and understanding seems to have improved a lot. I wish you all the best

WyndWytch 01/02/2018

my advice is Learn to accept who you are. Dysphoria is at its roots a disconnect between how your body is and your mental image of self. Generally it's in part a function of being uncomfortable with who you are. My dysphoria was bad enough I sliced myself up. Fact is once I came to the realization of the fact that my "bits" don't matter and I am me regardless of the shell I am in it helped greatly. If you don't like yourself sitting and feeling bad about it don't help. You can take it, make it yours, gain strength from it and use it to move forward just as easily, but that is all in you. You need to sit and look at your life as a whole and yourself. Do you like the person you are. Not the job you have, not the place you live, not the body you have, those are haves, I am talking about Are's. Do you like who you are? That's the best I got and what worked for me. The less will you have to progress the longer it will take to fix that which you dislike. Learn to like you and it will get better

JjJjjjj 01/03/2018

Yeah, I relate...it's a really tough situation. There's a blog post about Dysphoria and everything at this link: https://behealthywhiletrans.wordpress.com/2016/07/04/body-image-gender-dysphoria-and-body-dysmorphia/ that you might find helpful...hope it helps!

Tasha123 01/15/2018

You are lonely you need friends I can only tell you it will get worse if you don't start going out I will go to Walmart or the mall and some times I get a a pedicure it is relaxing I like getting my nails panted get out and be your self in public I love it I just got made up went to Walmart it was funn

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